The purpose of this study is to assess the status of perceived autonomy and to evaluate the effectiveness of individually tailored programmes on perceived autonomy in physically frail older people living in nursing homes.

Individualised intervention programmes based on individual wishes for daily activities

Other Names:

activity

autonomy

Detailed Description:

Experiencing autonomy is recognised to promote health and well-being for all age groups. Perceived lack of control has been found to be detrimental to physical and mental health. There is a lack of evidence-based knowledge elucidating how frail older people in nursing home settings perceive autonomy. Further, there are no studies on the extent to which this perception can be influenced positively by participating in an individually tailored programme based on individual wishes for daily activities.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of individually tailored programmes on perceived autonomy in physically frail older people in nursing homes.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

65 Years and older

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Aged 65 years or older

All kinds of diseases leading to physical frailty

Dependent on assistance in minimum one P-ADL activity

Able to understand verbal instructions

Willing to participate

Expected to live in the nursing home during the 24 weeks

Both men and women

Exclusion Criteria:

Terminal stages of disease

MMSE-score below 16

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00783055

Locations

Denmark

Centre of Applied and Clinical Excercise Sciences, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark